Cinematographic projector



Jan. 14, 1936. A, L, v c, DEBRIE 2,027,679

CINEMATOGRAPHIC PROJECTOR Filed Nov. 1, 1934 y! Patented Jan. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE jecting apparatuses and film projectors wherein 2,027,679 CINEMATOGRAPHIC PROJECTOR Andr Lon Victor Clement Debrie, Paris, France Application November 1, 1934, Serial No. 751,074 In France July 9, 1934 2 Claims. (01.88-24) I have noticed that in cinematographic proin portable sound the available inner space is very restricted, the usual cooling provided by a blast of air sent on the lamp and on the condenser arranged between the lamp and the film is far from being sufficient.

This defect is ascribable to centrifugal fans used therefor the fact that the cause an accumulation of an unadmissible amount of hot air near the film, by reason of air of remaining stationary rou the tendency of this hot nd the projection lamp and its auxiliary parts, only a portion of this air escaping into the atmosphere through the most direct path passing in front of the film.

In order to remove this drawback, my invention has for its object means for cooling the projector according to a tendency of accumulating b and the film is removed by mea which the hot air which has etween the lamp ns of a suction of fresh air. This arrangement should be furthered by means ensuring the maximum efficiency therefor. To this end, be arranged at the upper part with its cap directed upwards.

in particular, the lamp should of the projector Thus the central part of the projector is free from cumbersome parts such as current leads, contacts, lamp supports, which are thus transfer part of the projector.

red to the upper This arrangement also provides in the case of sound film projectors, the advantage that the lamp disposed as stated, may serve both for projecting and for illuminating the photo-electric cell used for sound-reading.

I have shown by way of ex ample a form of execution of my invention in accompanying drawing whereof.

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatical vertical cross-section of a sound projector including the improvements side the casing. The lamp is at 4 end of the casing and the motor 5 of my invention.

detail part showthe mounting of the suction Fig. 1, the film I the casing 8 and front thereof inat the upper housed inside the projection drives the mechanism not shown. To the shaft 6 of the motor and in front of the latter is keyed a suction fan I with The casing 8 is provided with perforations 9, 9, 9", 9", 9"" trance of air round the source denser and the projection gate helical blades. a large number of allowing the enof light, the con- These perforathe largest surface and front faces of tions, preferably elongated, are distributed over possible over the upper, side the projector. In particular the front face is perforated all round the gate 2. Moreover the partition l0 separating the upper 5 from the lower part of the casing 8 is also provided with similar perforations II.

In order to guide the hot air sucked away, I arrange a cylinder I2 parallel to the axis of the fan I and round said axis, the cylinder I2 extending up to the front wall of the casing. This cylinder shows at its upper part an aperture I2 through which the lamp 4 and the condenser 3 are adapted to pass and which serves for allowing the air entering the casing through the perforations 9, 9', 9", 9", 9" on the outside of the cylinder to pass inside the latter and thus towards the fan blades. Of course the air entering directly the cylinder through the perforations 9" forms a current which merges into the 20 current formed on the outside of the cylinder and is sucked together with the last mentioned current by the fan.

The air sucked by the fan, after it has swept over the surface of the lamps and of the condenser, escapes through the aperture I 4 provided in the cover I3 to the rear of the projector, said opening being closed by a gate. The cover l3 may itself be perforated throughout its surface in order to further the passage of the air forced out of the casing.

In order that nothing may obstruct this ventilation, an insulating plate I5 is provided at the upper part of the casing 8 and serves for housing the socket I6 which receives the cap ll of the 35 lamp 4 the point of which is directed downwards. The current leads and the contacts are shown at l8 and I9 near the upper end of the casing.

In the lower part of the sound film projector shown is arranged a tube 20 which serves for mounting the optic device required for focusing on the photo-electric cell 2 used for sound-reading. As apparent, the lamp 4 serves both for projecting the film I while it passes in front of the gate 2 and for illuminating the photo-electric cell 2| through the tube 20 and the sound film.

It will be readily noticed, the perforations provided in the casing allow a considerable influx of fresh air which replaces the hot air surrounding the lamp, said hot air being exhausted as stated 5 to the rear of the suction fan whereby the film cannot suffer from the heat evolved by the lamp.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 2, the suitably shaped fan 22 is keyed to the motor shaft 23, at the rear of the motor 24. The casing 8 provided at its front with perforations such as 25 includes a cover 26 with elongated perforations 21 above the fan blades, the remainder of the projector being similar to that shown in Fig. 1 except for the cylindric tube l2, which is omitted.

What I claim is:

1. In a cinematographic projector, the combination of a casing, a projecting gate in the said casing, a condenser to the rear of the gate, a socket in the front upper part of the casing, a projection lamp held therein with its free end pointing downwards, current terminals connected with the socket and in close proximity thereof, a motor arranged to the rear of the lamp inside the casing, a projecting mechanism driven by the motor, a fan keyed to the motor shaft behind the lamp and adapted to suck the air in front of said fan, perforations being provided in the casing round the condenser throughout the portion of the casing wall extending in front of the entire length of the lamp and to the sides thereof for allowing the entrance of fresh air into the casing transversely with reference to the axis ofthe lamp and perforations being provided in the casing to the rear of the motor for the outlet of the hot air.

2. In a cinematographic projector, the combination of a casing, a projecting gate in the said casing, a condenser to the rear of the gate, a socket in the front upper part of the casing, a projection lamp held therein with its free end pointing downwards, current terminals connected with the socket and in close proximity thereof, a motor arranged to the rear of the lamp inside the casing, a projecting mechanism driven by the motor, a fan keyed to the motor shaft behind the lamp and adapted to suck the air in front of said fan, a cylindrical tube passing round the fan, extending up to the front wall of the casing and having a large opening through its upper part corresponding to the location of the free end of the lamp and condenser, perforations being provided in the casing round the condenser throughout the portion of the casing wall extending in front of the entire length of the lamp and to the sides thereof for allowing the entrance of fresh air into the casing transversely with refer ence to the lamp and perforations being provided in the casing to the rear of the motor for the outlet of the hot air.

ANDRE LEON VICTOR CLEMENT DEBBIE. 

